Catalyst - Boontalyst
This build is unrated.
Focused on: Control, Support and Condition cleanse
Designed for: WvW GvG
Expansions required: 
Difficulty:
TBD
Overview
Boontalyst provides massive outgoing condition cleanse with strong boon, aura support and utility.
Skill Bar
Dagger/Focus
Dagger/Focus
Utility
Skill Variants
- Utilities
- You can switch either or for an 'stunbreak' skill if needed.
- You can switch for to give it to an DPS player
- Elite
- is taken for the sole purpose of granting the 2nd ground FGS to an DPS player to pick it up and benefit from its damage skills
- The Catalyst can use its skills, specially to quickly generate Energy as it hits 10 targets and as it behaves as a combo finisher.
- for the extra CC and downstate disruption.
Specializations
Template Code
Missing template code
Equipment
Head
Celestial
Shoulders
Celestial
Chest
Celestial
Hands
Celestial
Legs
Celestial
Feet
Celestial
Backpiece
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Accessory
Celestial
Amulet
Celestial
Ring
Celestial
Ring
Celestial
Dagger
Celestial
Focus
Celestial
Sigil
Sigil
Dagger
Celestial
Focus
Celestial
Sigil
Sigil
Rune
x6
Infusion
x18
- Rune Variants
- viable replacement
Consumables
Usage
General
- As soon as you get 25 stacks of and get out of combat, swap back to the set without it
- Unlike most builds in WvW, Dagger/Focus boontalyst can be played with a skill rotation for each attunement
- Breaking the rotation to survive is fine, breaking it to try and access more healing or condition clear is usually suboptimal
-
- Go in to proc and share the
Fire Aura for allies through . - for the cleanse and
Might - Use the rest of the kit (2,3,4) in the meantime while you wait for to be available. Specially on top of the enemies to generate Energy.
- and leave
- Make sure you're close to your group when leaving to proc , it has a short range
- Go in to proc and share the
-
- on the the enemy target for the CC, damage to build up Energy
- as combo finisher on top of a combo field, like , to proc and share
Frost Aura
-
- for massive
Resistance and pulsing 
Protection - or as combo finisher on top of a combo field, like , to proc
- for massive
- The order is not important to the rotation, roughly prioritize in this order, but change based on needs:
- - healing and cleanse
- - anti-melee CC, projectile hate, single target CC, single target
- - personal survivability, AoE CC, AoE
Skill Rotation 
- Start the fight in
- ⇒
- //
- Use skills 2 through 5 as needed
- Prioririze spending your Energy with and
Overall Priorities
- High
- Condition clear
- Aura/boon share
- Moderate
- CC
Surviving
- This build has moderate passive defense
- This build has moderate mobility skill access
- This builds has low active defenses
- Be careful about attuning into , since you'll lose access to after leaving it
Active defense priority
- - for
Immobilize - Dodge
Detailed Explanations
Glyph of Renewal
- Focus on reviving allies who are far away with , don't waste the skill on players that can be hand rezzed.
- Use in on single players and on multiple players
- If you can't be in a good position, don't cast in
- Under General Options / Combat/Movement turn on Allow Skill Retargetting and set Ground Targetting to Instant Cast, this will make cast at the location your cursor is at the end of the cast, instead of where you initially targetted
Condition clear
- Most of your condition clear is tied up in attunements by , so conserve
Condition clear priority
- - +
- -
- -
-
- Using a combo finisher skill within any field will grant an aura.
CC
- Use your CC when:
- Your group calls a spike:
- Winds -
- Wells - +
- Shades -
- Traps - +
- On top of enemy downs (while alive players are on top of them)
- Enemy groups moving defensively while your group is pushing
- Your group calls a spike:
- is one of your strongest CCs, but be careful using it since leaving locks you out of
- is great for picking off players left behind their groups and following up on other CC
- Make sure to check the targets boon bar for
Stability
- Make sure to check the targets boon bar for
- while inside for the CC
- Press for the
Magnetic Aura share right before ddopping the conjure.
- Press for the
- The Immobilize from hits from 1,200 range.
CC priority
Settings
- Under General Options / User Interface check Always show squad health bars and Always show party health bars. These will make it much easier to keep track of who needs your support.
- Also under General Options / User Interface turn on Thick party health bars
- Thick squad health bars can be used too as a matter of personal preference, but is not recommended for large numbers
- Under Squad Options uncheck View as a grid. This will allow you to keep track of your allies' boons, conditions and health, enabling a better decision-making and skill management.
Ratings
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